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I always stick around for play dates! I think it's kinda rude to leave as if the other person is a babysitter?? I did offer to another parent to bring her child over because her dad was in icu and I wanted to help out but I specified implicitly to help her out she could drop off her son for a few hours...

We don't do many playdates but the one we do more often we just drop off type of thing. But I'm also a daycare/preschool teacher and she was one of my former families so there is a different dynamic there I think. I think a this point it's all about personal comfort level. There are some I would consider dropping off or having them drop off but then there are others that I wouldn't leave my kid there without me. Just depends I think.

I think it depends on how well the kids know each other and you know the other family. My daughter invites people she meets at the gym over to our pool all the time (which is fine, and frankly, a great way for her to make friends) but I definitely would NOT be comfortable with a drop off in the situation.

On the flip side, I know a 4 year old that had a pool party and slumber party for his birthday! I cannot imagine having one or letting my child attend without me (and obviously skipping the sleepover part ... Are you kidding?!).

All of our playdates are with my friends who all have kids my kids ages. So no, we don't drop off usually BC it gives us mommies time to catch up! With that said, I wouldn't have a problem dropping odd off or having those kids over here if one of us mommies had sthing to do. But they r all close family friends.
I wouldn't feel comfortable dropping odd off at one of her classmates house where I dont know the parents that well. Doubt I'll ever be, but I'm paranoid most of the time when it comes to my kids!!

I sometimes do drop-offs, but for my almost eight year old, not the four year old. I don't think that's the norm, but I'd say do what your comfortable with. My yds only gets dropped off with Mom's that I know well.